American Family Association Threatening Pepsi Boycott

AFA, which was founded by Christian activist Rev. Donald Wildmon, objects to the Purchase, New York-based company donating $1 million to well-known gay rights groups, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), "to promote the homosexual lifestyle in the workplace," according to AFA's website. Spokespersons for the HRC and PLFAG could not immediately be reached for comment.

The organization denies that it "hates" homosexuals. "It is that love that motivates us to expose the misrepresentation of the radical homosexual agenda and stop its spread though our culture," the group said. Gay people who have long fought AFA would beg to differ.
Nonetheless, PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi has not taken AFA's advice to "remain neutral" in the culture wars. The number two soft drink company sponsors gay pride parades and bought advertisements in Out, a magazine aimed at gays, which features sexually provocative photographs. Moreover, AFA complains in a statement issued June 2 that PepsiCo employees are required to attend diversity training sessions which "promote the acceptance of homosexuality."